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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: "momfbn" <momfbnn01022@centrum.sk>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:54:32 +0200
Subject: CONTACT ATM CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT, ZENITH BANK
YOUR ATTENTION BENEFICIARY; (ATM CARD )
YOUR FUNDS OF:$1.3,000.USD HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THIS MINISTRY BY ONE OF THE COURIER COMPANY HERE ,RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED THAT YOUR MONEY(1.3M USD) PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM MASTER CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS TWICE PER DAY. SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE THAT YOUR FUNDS IN THIS WAY,PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND AND RECONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.
1.FULL NAME
2.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
3.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION
HOWEVER, KINDLY CONTACT THE ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT, REV DR.MATHEW ODOH DIRECTOR WHO IS IN POSSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATM MASTER CARD.
REV DR.MATHEW ODOH DIRECTOR, ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT ZENITH BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC.
EMAIL:revdrodohatmzthtbk@gmail.com, revdrodoh_atm_zenithibkpl@tlen.pl
THE ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $1.3M USD.TO YOU. YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) BANK(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE ATM MASTER CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT TO YOUR ATM MASTER CARD.
AND DO LET US KNOW IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THE ATM CARD.
REGARDS,
MRS. JENNIFER C. WILLIAM
DIRECT EMAIL:MRMRSJCW@MYWAY.COM
SECRETARY TO THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE BENIN REPUBLIC
ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER (ATM-0411)
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